The 10 Best Amateur Rugby Clubs In Paris
Joining your local rugby club might at first seem like purchasing an express ticket to a black eye and broken leg, but much more than that, it’s a brilliant way to keep fit, make friends, and even improve your French in the process. Below are ten of the amateur associations in Paris – for men and women – that offer weeknight training and the chance to play in Saturday league matches across the Île-de-France region and beyond.
1. CSMF Rugby
School
PUC Rugby
The Paris Université Club is a huge sporting association, covering 49 disciplines and counting membership in the region of 8,200. PUC Rugby is one of the largest amateur clubs in the capital, with more than 600 registered members and 19 teams competing in regional and national competitions in its jersey. All of the training staff are certified and are considered to be among the best in France. The home base is the Stade Charléty in the 13th arrondissement, but there are 45 other training sites in their network.
2. RCP 15
Sports Center
3. SCUF Rugby
School
4. USO Massif Central
School, Sports Center
5. Paris Ladies Sevens
Sports Center
PORC
Paris Olympique Rugby Club (PORC), who play in shocking pink strips that give even the most exuberant Stade Français jerseys a run for their money, have an A, B, and C team for senior men. As mentioned above, they have also formed a team for women with SCUF, who go by the name Les Gorettes. They play 15-a-side and compete in the Championnat Fédéral, mostly against teams from the north of France.
XV de la Crampe
The XV de la Crampe amateur rugby team plays in the Challenge National de Rugby, a championship organized by the Fédération Française du Sport d’Entreprise (FFSE). Created in July 2013 by a bunch of old friends who went to business school together, they welcome, according to their website, ‘all those who love rugby, poetry, caramel, and hops’ (of the beer variety, presumably). The team started their fourth season in September 2016 but it isn’t too late to join them!
6. Clignancourt Rugby Club
Sports Center
7. British Rugby Football Club of Paris
Park
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